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MLC 2014 Jun Judges Corner Ambler J
Some Māori land titles have a majority of owners who cannot or will not succeed to their ownership interest despite attempts to encourage them to succeed.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
MLC incorporations english
When the life tenant dies, their right to life interest finishes. Many life interests state that the life interest will terminate if the life tenant remarries.
MLC incorporations english
When the life tenant dies, their right to life interest finishes. Many life interests state that the life interest will terminate if the life tenant remarries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
MOJ0217.8E SEP21 Maori Incorporations Factsheet
The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
If one owner dies, the other joint tenant(s) automatically succeed to the interest that the deceased joint tenant held.
Te whakatū i tētahi tarati, kaporeihana whenua rānei
Set up a trust or incorporation
An incorporation must maintain a register of interests for committee members setting out: the details of any beneficial interests held by each member any dealings in the beneficial interest by each member, and any declarations made by members of the committee.
Discussion on Māori Land in today's context
01 Feb 2012 | NewsThere are 27,137 Māori freehold land titles and approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in those titles. So we are dealing with multiple owners averaging 85 owners per title – the lowest 10% averaging 1 owner to each title, and the highest 10%, averaging 629 owners in each title.
MOJ0217.1E OCT21 Maori Land Trusts
It’s designed to promote the use and administration of the land in the interest of the owners. These trusts are often used for commercial purposes
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
MLC Form 35 Exchange order
Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land.